Cosmetic Dermatology & Skin Laser Clinic
	Let the Dermatologist Make You Beautiful at Sukumvit Hospital?s Cosmetic Dermatology and Skin Laser Clinic Sukumvit Hospital has introduced modern technology to provide cosmetic dermatology and skin laser treatments that cover: Removal of freckles, beauty spots, and warts. Removal of small black growths. Removal of skin extensions. Removal of tattoos and accident scars. Removal of tumours of the fatty glands. Removal of black birth marks. Removal of tumors under the eye. Treatment of wounds and marks. Removal of black-white patches. Maintaining facial skin to be fair, smooth and fresh. Cosmetic Dermatology Aside from laser treatment service, the clinic also treats every type of skin ailments such as pimples, acne and patches, hair loss, nail disease, skin allergies and others with treatment provided by specialized professional dermatologists.
What is Aurora?
	Aurora is skin treatment that uses the latest advanced technology that blends two types of energy, IPL and Conducted Radio Frequency (RF), called ELOS. The treatment provided is gentle and is very safe for the skin. Treatment time is little (15-20 minutes) and results are fast. You can see the difference immediately after the first treatment. What Differences You Will See After Aurora Treatment? Black spots, freckles, melasma and patches become fainter. Pores become tighter. Skin becomes smoother. Red marks or abnormal veins are reduced. Lines and marks are reduced and skin becomes firmer. Makes skin smooth and clear, looking younger than your age and returns the skin to good state after having been damaged by sunlight and time or age. How Often is Aurora Treatment Needed? In order to see clear results, in the initial stage, it is recommended that 5 continuous treatments be taken with a gap of 3-4 weeks between each treatment. After that, in order to maintain the good health of the skin on a continuous basis, treatment should be taken once every 3-4 months. For those who are receiving the treatment for the first time, the skin will feel as if it has been hit slightly and some may feel a little pain, but one that is bearable and during the next treatment, will hardly feel any pain like the first time. For body hair removal, there will be slight pain through bearable and there is no need for any medication.
Carbon Dioxide Laser	Treatment of Sagging Lines and Marks with Superpulse RF
For treating beauty spots, small black growths, warts, skin extensions, tumours under the eye, tumour of the fatty glands, this type of laser has high accuracy in treatment and takes up little time. The laser is controlled by a computer system that is especially designed for skin treatment, thus providing efficient treatments.	Increasing age, sunlight, gravity and facial expressions are all causes for lines and marks and skin that loses its tightness. Applying medication cannot solve the total problem. Operation is ideal for those with a severe problem, otherwise it is not worthwhile plus the time needed for recovery. The Working of Superpulse RF This is how the Superpulse RF machine works. The equipment releases low electric waves in the form of radio frequency that increases the temperature in the lower depths of the skin where collagen is, stimulating it to come together firmly as well as stimulating it to multiply in the long term. What Problems can be Treated with Superpulse RF Various lines and marks. Lines on the cheek Around the eye and temple. Sagging skin. Small lines and marks on the face. Treatment Process The doctor will advise you on whether it is suitable for you to be treated with Superpulse RF or not. In providing the treatment, the doctor will use equipment to draw out the problem areas. You will feel the warmth penetrating the skin. Should it feel too hot, you can tell the doctor treating you and the treatment can be adjusted for your comfort. The process takes between 15-30 minutes depending on the area to be treated. Following the treatment, the doctor will cover the treated area with a cold pack to relieve the skin and reduce the redness. The slight redness disappears within a short time and you can go about your daily business as normal immediately after the treatment. How Often Do You Need to be Treated? After the first treatment, collagen and the structural membrane of the skin will tighten up after the stimulation. You will feel the skin tighter within a short time. After receiving continuous treatment (approximately every two weeks), there will be additional creation of new collagen that reduces the problems of lines and marks in the long term after having been treated from 4-6 times. How to Care For Yourself After Treatment There is no need to look after yourself more than normal. The redness will disappear by itself within a few hours or at the most overnight. You can use nourishing creams as normal. Avoiding sunlight will help to delay the occurring of marks in the long run. Side Effects The Superpulse RF machine is a safe machine that does not affect the muscles or other structures of the body when treated by a specialist.
Protruding Scars and Kelloid Scars
Protruding Scars and Kelloid Scars are unique kind of scars that differ from normal scars in that they itch, hurt or sometimes keep spreading out and finally become a big scar that may cause tightness. Aside from having symptoms that cause irritation, beauty becomes another issue that makes the patient lose self-confidence when having to socialize. Studies during recent years have helped doctors to learn more of the workings of this kind of scars and led to the development of treatment methods that is in accord with the causes of such scars, resulting in improved treatment than in the past. Treatment Method By Injection into the Live Scar Medicines used in the treatment are increasing with the need and response to treatment such as corticosteroid or interferon. Laser Treatment This treatment is used in combination with the injection method, helping to speed up healing. Silicone Patch This method is effective in scars that are rather smooth and have symptoms of itchiness and redness together with the expansion of the scar. Use of these methods is at the discretion of the doctor.
Microdermabrasion	SKIN AGING
It is widely known that lines and marks made from pimples or from age can be made better with the Microdermabrasion method. The principle behind this kind of treatment is to stimulate change within the skin and not the peeling of skin to become overly thin, resulting simply in the removing of excess skin. The treatment also stimulates the creation of the sub-skin layer by the use of crystal powder together with air pressure that is passed over the skin that is to be treated. The changes that take place occur in both the skin membrane and the real skin resulting in the scars and existing marks becoming better without creating any wounds on the treated area. What All Can This Treatment Improve Skin texture improves. Clearer and softer skin. Wide pores become smaller. Pimple scars and other marks improve. No wounds or pain. No need to stop work or take care of wounds after treatment. Duration and Frequency of Treatment Once a week for about 10 times (depending on condition of problem).	As age increases, the body?s organs also change. Young men and women, all start to worry about lines on the face and the deterioration of the skin or aging that arises from 2 factors, namely, intrinsic aging (internal) and extrinsic aging (external). Intrinsic aging is changes of the skin according to age. It is something that inevitably happens slowly in every one, but more or less depending of genetics as well. As you age, both the dermis and epidermis skin becomes thinner. The amount of collagen and elasticity reduces. The fatty glands and perspiration glands work lesser. The overall effect is that the skin becomes drier and more lines are formed. Extrinsic aging is the change in the skin that arises from the impact of the environment. The main factor is sunlight. The overall amount of sunlight received since young to a grown-up has a long-term impact on our skins. The difference in the overall collective amount of such exposure makes some people look younger than their age while others look older even though their ages are the same. What is clearly seen is that the skin becomes rougher while minute veins at the skin expand or there are black spots on the skin. Anti-Aging Treatment Aside from the effective sun block lotion that must be used everyday, there have been studies and development of methods to recover and prevent this state on a continuous basis. Today, the following various methods to solve the problems of those who consult a dermatologist: Chemical peels is the process to speed up the changing of cells to new ones that result in whitening and clearness together with the stimulation of new collagen under the real skin leading to fewer lines that happens with aging. It is also a method to improve the softness of the skin, making one look younger. Aside from this, this method can help to treat scars and black marks caused by pimples. Treatment Method involves the use of fruit acids and skin stimulation substances that are available in nature. The are applied onto the skin. Then wait till there is a reaction before it is washed off. The medicine is then given for use at home and you have to return once a week during the initial stage. After that, you have to return 1-2 times month. The skin will gradually improve without any peeling or burn or the skin becoming thinner. For sunlight prevention, continue using the sun block lotion that you use regularly.
Treatment of Small Pox Marks, Pothole Scars and Filler Substances Injection in Cheek	Melasma
This is treatment of live pothole scars or treatment to fill in the dips caused by age or by some abnormality covering a limited area or only some small spots. The abnormality has to be in the real skin so that the filler substances injected can fill in the empty area. Today, there are many substances that have been produced and are widely accepted and used in America such as Dermalive and Hyaluronic acid, substances that are increasingly in use today instead of collagen that causes more allergies and requires tests before being injected. The filler substances do not last a lifetime but for 3-5 years, depending on the substance used.	Melasma is a dark brown mark or stain that occurs on the face, cheek, nose, above the upper lips and chin or sometimes spreading out all over the face as if wearing a mask. The border of the melasma may be clear or not depending on the type of the melasma, the duration of its occurrence and any treatment received. The area where melasma occurs is usually related to exposure to sunlight. It is found more in men than in women and treatment is more difficult. It is mostly found to happen between 30-40 years of age. Treatment Must receive correct diagnosis from the dermatologist to get correct treatment because there are other types of skin problems that are similar to melasma but are not melasma and require different treatment. Try to avoid sunlight as much as possible especially between 10.00-15.00 hrs. Use sun block lotion with a value of SPF15 or more 30 minutes before leaving the house. Avoid the following factors that cause melasma: Medicine to apply such as hydroquinone, vitamin A, vitamin C, licorice, arbutin, whitening agents and others. Oral medicines such as vitamin C, vitamin E. Chemical peeling lontophoresis Microdermabrasion Lasers
Scelrotherapy (Injection of Varicose Veins)
This is treatment of varicose veins in the leg by Aethoxysklerol injection. The patient has to be injected once every 2 weeks to 1 month in order to compress the veins in the area and make these slowly melt away without any side effect. There is no special preparation or any special post-treatment care.
BOTOX Injection
To treat lines that happen from the use of muscles such as crow?s feet and lines along the temples Botox or Botulinum toxin A is used. Botox is a substance that has been researched for use in cosmetic dermatology to treat the lines that happen from excessive use of certain groups of muscles over a long period such as crow?s feet and lines along the temple. After Botox is injected, results are visible within 3-7 days and will maintain its state for the next 6-8 months. The benefit of the injection is not just the elimination of the lines but also helping to prevent lines from going deeper and become more obvious than before. Advantages of Treatment It is an easy treatment that takes little time. Results are evident within one week. Painless and no need to be admitted into the hospital. No wounds. Can go to work normally.
Consultations, Diagnosis and Treatment provided by specialists of various fields. Working hours: Every day, 07.00-21.00 hrs. Appointments and Inquiries: Tel. 0-2391-0011 Ext. 110-115 Fax: 0-2381-2744 E-mail address : info@sukumvithospital.com